A complete set of flagellar genes acquired by horizontal transfer coexists with the endogenous flagellar system in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3208-3216

  Poggio, Sebastian ^a   Abreu Goodger, Cei ^a   Fabela, Salvador ^a   Osorio, Aurora ^a   Dreyfus, Georges ^a   Vinuesa, Pablo ^a   Camarena, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

ANAEROBIOSIS; FLAGELLA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHYLOGENY; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 34247895585     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01681-06     Document Type: Article

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